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Dora Akers Obituary

DORA ANN BURRIS AKERS, 83, of Kenova, WV, passed away Sunday, August 10, 2025. Funeral service will be conducted 1 p.m. Saturday, August 16, 2025 at Rollins Funeral Home in Kenova. Interment will be in Maple Hill Cemetery. Dora was born August 22, 1941 in Prichard, WV, a daughter of the late Lindsey Leslie and Gladys Marie Hatten Burris. Friends may call from noon - 1 p.m., Saturday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be expressed at rollinsfh.com.

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Published by The Herald-Dispatch on Aug. 15, 2025.

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